Running back, Texas Tech (from USC), 2023–⁠26

Quinten Joyner

Lettered 2023–⁠24 at USC (school media guide)

Number
No. 0
Height
5′11″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Austin, TX

Quinten Joyner plays running back for Texas Tech, after USC (2023–⁠24). Last time out, against Arizona State: 8 carries, 24 yards; 1 catch, 14 yards.

2026 so far

178 rushing yards, 2 TD

Last game: 8 carries, 24 yards; 1 catch, 14 yards vs. Arizona State, W 53–⁠25

Next game: at Cincinnati, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 43ACU
  2. 25@ORST
  3. 11HOU
  4. 12SHSU
  5. 63@COLO
  6. 24ASU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

84rushing yards, career highvs. Utah State, 20242rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Utah State, 2024

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023USC181256.9147
2024USC634787.6375
2026Texas Tech431784.1230
Career1247816.3675

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023USC177.007
2024USC12897.4113
2026Texas Tech11414.0014
Career141107.9114

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023USC0RBFr.
2024USC0RBSo.
2025Texas Tech0RBJr.
2026Texas Tech0RBSr.5′11″220

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2023USC190.34––6.5––
2024USC780.2374th (n=434)0.1618.19%0.20
2026Texas Tech43-0.129th (n=478)0.10-4.911%–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2026Texas Tech37%2.101.001.3033%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Texas Tech 6 games, 178 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.Abilene ChristianW 33–⁠101043114––
Sep 12atOregon StateW 35–⁠24525016––
Sep 18vs.HoustonW 28–⁠26211011––
Sep 26vs.Sam HoustonW 49–⁠1481206––
Oct 3atColoradoW 29–⁠71063130––
Oct 17vs.Arizona StateW 53–⁠25824012114
2024 USC 12 games, 478 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.LSUW 27–⁠204120514
Sep 7vs.Utah StateW 48–⁠0108423219
Sep 21atMichiganL 24–⁠2732301126
Sep 28vs.WisconsinW 38–⁠21649015110
Oct 5atMinnesotaL 17–⁠24444021––
Oct 12vs.Penn StateL 30–⁠33382175212
Oct 19atMarylandL 28–⁠293604––
Oct 25vs.RutgersW 42–⁠2031406110
Nov 2atWashingtonL 21–⁠26638015––
Nov 16vs.NebraskaW 28–⁠207190615
Nov 23atUCLAW 19–⁠13424021220
Nov 30vs.Notre DameL 35–⁠491083023113
2023 USC 5 games, 125 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 26vs.San José StateW 56–⁠28534013––
Sep 2vs.NevadaW 66–⁠1446514717
Sep 9vs.StanfordW 56–⁠10514011––
Oct 14atNotre DameL 20–⁠48211010––
Dec 27 ✦vs.LouisvilleW 42–⁠282103––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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